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ABCD: 1338

East Gate Lancaster 73 Lancaster, Mitre Yard

Site code:

1338

Site details:

Location: East Gate Lancaster 73, Lancaster, Mitre Yard, 1988, Lancashire, England SD480630
Period: roman late 2nd - mid 3rd c AD
Category: fort
Notes: timber-lined well backfilled prob in late 2nd cAD
Topography: lowland estuary side
Condition: dry
Report type: macrofossil reports

Bibliography

Wilson D G. 1979. Horse dung from Roman Lancaster: A botanical report. 170-8. In: Jones G and Shotter D. Roman Lancaster, rescue archaeology in an historic city 1970-75. Brigantia Monographs No. 1: Dept Archaeology, Manchester University. England, Lancashire

Processed by

DGW - Wilson, Dr D Gay: Botany School, Cambridge

Sample: 1338a

Period

Context

Type

Sediment

Period

Earliest date

Latest date

RO.RM.MR

T12.9

well fill

organic

Roman

175

250

Context integrity: 1
Context preservation: wl
Dating method: pot
Dating validity: 3
Environmental interpretion: material associated with horse dung perhaps stable litter
Archaeological interpretion: -

Taxalist:

Taxa name	Part	Preservation	Problem code	Quantity	Abundance
Agrostemma githago	fgt	w		112	4
Alisma plantago-aquatica	pro	w		1	1
Alopecurus geniculatus	pro	w	!!	?	1
Apium graveolens	pro	w		2	1
Atriplex cf. hastata	pro	w		2	1
Avena sativa	pro	w	!!	?	1
Bilderdykia convolvulus	pro	w		2	1
Brassica sp.	pro	w		4	1
Calluna vulgaris	sht	w		5	2
Calluna/Erica sp.	stm	w		6	2
Caltha palustris	pro	w		1	1
Campanula sp.	pro	w		1	1
Carduus sp.	pro	w		1	1
Carex disticha/elongata	pro	w		2	1
Carex flacca	pro	w		1	1
Carex sp.	pro	w	P	14	3
Caryophyllaceae	pro	w		1	1
Centaurea cf. nigra	pro	w		1	1
Centaurea nigra	bra	w		19	3
Centaurea nigra	pro	w		8	2
Centaurea sp.	bra	w	P	1	1
Cerastium cf. arvense	pro	w		2	1
Cerastium fontanum ssp. perforatum	pro	w		5	2
Cerastium sp.	pro	w		9	2
Cerealia	glb	w		19	3
Cerealia	pro	w	Q2	57	4
cf. Bromus sp.	pro	w		1	1
cf. Euphrasia/Odontites sp.	pro	w		1	1
cf. Prunus sp.	pro	w		3	1
Chaetomium crispatum	pro	w	X	1	1
Chenopodium album	pro	w		31	3
Chenopodium ficifolium	pro	w		1	1
Chenopodium rubrum/botryodes	pro	w		2	1
Cicuta virosa	pro	w		4	1
Cirsium sp.	pro	w	P	8	2
Compositae	bra	w		2	1
Compositae	pro	w		6	2
Conium maculatum	pro	w		2	1
Coriandrum sativum	pro	w		5	2
Cruciferae	pro	w	!!	?	1
Deschampsia cespitosa	pro	w	!!	?	1
Eleocharis palustris/uniglumis	pro	w		1	1
Epilobium cf. palustre	pro	w		1	1
Erica sp.	lvs	w		2	1
Eriophorum vaginatum	spn	w		7	2
Ficus carica	pro	w		1	1
Filipendula ulmaria	pro	w		10	3
Fumaria sp.	pro	w		1	1
Galium mollugo/verum	pro	w		6	2
Gramineae	pro	w		142	4
Hordeum vulgare	pro	c	!!	?	1
Hordeum vulgare	pro	w	!!	?	1
Hypnum cupressiforme	pro	w	!!	?	1
Juncus articulatus	pro	w	!!	?	1
Juncus bulbosus	pro	w	!!	?	1
Juncus effusus type	pro	w		?	1
Juncus sp.	pro	w	P	22	3
Juncus subnodulosus	pro	w		?	1
Labiatae	pro	w		3	1
Lathyrus sp.	pro	w	P	?	1
Leguminosae	bra	w	!1	93	4
Leguminosae	cal	w		69	4
Leguminosae	fls	w		42	3
Leguminosae	pod	w		192	4
Leontodon autumnalis	pro	w		35	3
Leontodon cf. autumnalis	pro	w		6	2
Leontodon taraxacoides	pro	w		6	2
Linum catharticum	cap	w		14	3
Linum catharticum	pro	w		71	4
Luzula campestris	pro	w		7	2
Lythrum salicaria	pro	w		2	1
Mentha arvensis	pro	w		2	1
Mnium punctatum	pro	w	!!	?	1
Molinia caerulea	pro	w		?	1
Peucedanum officinale	pro	w		4	1
Phragmites australis	pro	w	!!	?	1
Plagiomnium rostratum	pro	w	!!	?	1
Plantago cf. media	pro	w		3	1
Plantago lanceolata	frt	w		2	1
Plantago lanceolata	pro	w		24	3
Plantago major	pro	w		1	1
Poa annua	pro	w	!!	?	1
Poa nemoralis	pro	w	!!	?	1
Poa palustris	pro	w	!!	?	1
Poa pratensis	pro	w	!!	?	1
Polygonum aviculare agg.	pro	w		18	3
Polygonum lapathifolium	pro	w		15	3
Polygonum persicaria	pro	w		4	1
Potentilla cf. erecta	pro	w		2	1
Prunella vulgaris	pro	w		2	1
Pteridium aquilinum	pro	w		12	3
Quercus sp.	cwd	c		1	1
Ranunculus bulbosus	pro	w		5	2
Ranunculus repens	pro	w		1	1
Raphanus raphanistrum	pod	w		2	1
Rhinanthus cf. minor agg.	pro	w		34	3
Rumex sp.	pro	w		10	3
Rumex Subgenus Rumex	pro	w		1	1
Sambucus nigra	pro	w		2	1
Secale cereale	pro	w	!!	?	1
Silene vulgaris	pro	w		1	1
Sphagnum sp.	pro	w		?	1
Stellaria graminea	pro	w		77	4
Stellaria media	pro	w		5	2
Trifolium cf. pratense	pro	w		?	1
Trifolium pratense	pro	w		?	1
Trifolium sp.	pro	w	P	?	1
Triticum cf. spelta	pro	w	!!	?	1
Triticum sp.	pro	w	!!	?	1
Umbelliferae	pro	w		4	1
Urtica dioica	pro	w		6	2
Urtica urens	pro	w		4	1
Veronica cf. arvensis	pro	w		1	1
Veronica cf. officinalis	pro	w		6	2
Veronica sp.	cap	w		1	1
Vicia sp.	pro	w	P	?	1
Viola sp.	pro	w		1	1

Sample: 1338b

Period

Context

Type

Sediment

Period

Earliest date

Latest date

RO.RM.MR

T12.9

well fill

organic round pellet

Roman

175

250

Context integrity: 1
Context preservation: wl
Dating method: pot
Dating validity: 3
Environmental interpretion: horse dung pellets
Archaeological interpretion: not clear where in well sample actually came from

Taxalist:

Taxa name	Part	Preservation	Problem code	Quantity	Abundance
Achillea millefolium	pro	w		1	1
Aethusa cynapium	pro	w		1	1
Agrostemma githago	fgt	w		49	3
Alopecurus geniculatus	pro	w	!!	?	1
Aphanes microcarpa	pro	w		1	1
Apium graveolens	pro	w		2	1
Avena sativa	pro	w	!!	?	1
Bilderdykia convolvulus	pro	w		1	1
Brassica sp.	pro	w		1	1
Calluna vulgaris	fls	w		3	1
Calluna vulgaris	sht	w		4	1
Capsella bursa-pastoris	pro	w		1	1
Carex sp.	pro	w	P	9	2
Centaurea cf. nigra	bra	w		6	2
Centaurea nigra	pro	w		1	1
Centaurea sp.	bra	w	P	1	1
Centaurea/Cirsium sp.	pro	w		3	1
Cerastium arvense	pro	w		2	1
Cerastium cf. arvense	pro	w		2	1
Cerealia	glb	w		6	2
Cerealia	pro	w	Q1	145	4
cf. Alnus sp.	pro	w		1	1
cf. Calluna vulgaris	fls	w		1	1
cf. Campanula sp.	pro	w		1	1
cf. Mentha sp.	pro	w		6	2
cf. Pteridium aquilinum	pro	w		5	2
cf. Rumex acetosa	pro	w		1	1
Chenopodium album	pro	w		8	2
Chenopodium album var. reticulatum	pro	w		1	1
Chenopodium rubrum/botryodes	pro	w		11	3
Elymus repens	pro	w		1	1
Epilobium sp.	pro	w		1	1
Eriophorum vaginatum	spn	w		4	1
Filipendula ulmaria	pro	w		7	2
Galeopsis angustifolia	pro	w		1	1
Galium mollugo/verum	pro	w		1	1
Galium sp.	pro	w		1	1
Gramineae	pro	w		104	4
Hordeum vulgare	pro	c	!!	?	1
Hordeum vulgare	pro	w	!!	?	1
Hypochoeris glabra	pro	w		7	2
Juncus sp.	pro	w	P	182	4
Labiatae	pro	w		12	3
Leguminosae	bra	w		119	4
Leguminosae	cal	w		81	4
Leguminosae	fls	w		121	4
Leguminosae	lid	w	Q2	2	1
Leguminosae	pod	w		103	4
Leontodon autumnalis	pro	w		7	2
Leontodon sp.	pro	w		5	2
Leontodon taraxacoides	pro	w		3	1
Linum catharticum	cap	w		1	1
Linum catharticum	pro	w		26	3
Luzula campestris	pro	w		2	1
Luzula sp.	pro	w		1	1
Lythrum salicaria	pro	w		2	1
Peucedanum officinale	pro	w		3	1
Plantago cf. lanceolata	cap	w		2	1
Plantago lanceolata	pro	w		4	1
Plantago major	pro	w		2	1
Plantago media	pro	w		1	1
Polygonum aviculare agg.	pro	w		6	2
Polygonum lapathifolium	pro	w		2	1
Polygonum persicaria	pro	w		1	1
Potentilla erecta	pro	w		5	2
Potentilla sp.	pro	w		1	1
Prunella vulgaris	pro	w		2	1
Quercus sp.	cwd	c		1	1
Ranunculus repens	pro	w		3	1
Ranunculus Section Ranunculus	pro	w		2	1
Rhinanthus sp.	pro	w		9	2
Rumex sp.	pro	w		4	1
Sambucus nigra	pro	w		1	1
Secale cereale	pro	w	!!	?	1
Solanum cf. dulcamara	pro	w		2	1
Stellaria graminea	pro	w		28	3
Stellaria media	pro	w		2	1
Triticum cf. spelta	pro	w	!!	?	1
Triticum sp.	pro	w	!!	?	1
Umbelliferae	pro	w		2	1
Umbelliferae Section Carinae	pro	w		1	1
Urtica dioica	pro	w		3	1
Urtica urens	pro	w		1	1
Veronica beccabunga	pro	w		1	1
Veronica sp.	pro	w		4	1
Viola sp.	pro	w		3	1

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